B.S.E., Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, 1988

[University of Leeds, UK, Tulane Junior Year Abroad Honors Program 1986-87]

Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, 1994

Postdoc, Musculo-Skeletal Research Laboratory, SUNY Stony Brook, 1994-96

Understanding the adaptive response of bone to altered mechanical loading, including bone's mechanosensory system;  investigating interstitial fluid flow in bone as a possible mechanism of mechanical signal transduction;  quantifying the effects of estrogen deficiency and disuse on the osteocyte microenvironment;  using mechanical loading to enhance drug transport to bone tumors.

Google Scholar link for Professor Fritton's publications

PSC-CUNY:  Computational Assessment of Drug Transport in Osteoporotic Bone 2024-25

New York NASA Space Grant Consortium College and Fellowship Program, Cornell University (CCNY Affiliate Director) 2015-25  

NIH:  Development of Mechanical Interventions to Enhance Drug Delivery to Bone Tumors 2019-23  

PSC-CUNY:  Assessment of Muscle Changes after Botox Injection 2019-22

PSC-CUNY:  Evaluation of Bone Cell Attachment and Interconnectivity 2018-19

NSF:  Effects of Reduced Mechanical Loading on Bone Microarchitecture and Cell Function 2014-18

Harvey L. Karp Discovery Award in the Sciences 2015-16

BME 220 Biostatistics and Research Methods (3 credits)

BME 501 Cell and Tissue Mechanics (3 credits) 

BME I9300 Scientific Ethics:  Responsible Conduct of Research (1 credit, graduate-level)

ENGR 300 Social, Economic and Cultural Impact of Biomedical Technology (3 credits)

BME 101 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering (1 credit)  

BME 503 Cell and Tissue - Biomaterial Interactions (3 credits)  

BME I7300 Cell and Tissue - Biomaterial Interactions (3 credits, graduate-level)

BME I0000 Biomedical Engineering Seminar (1 credit, graduate-level)  

ME 246 Engineering Mechanics I (3 credits)  

ME 330 Mechanics of Materials (3 credits)  

http://sfritton-lab.ccny.cuny.edu/